What does "foreshowing" mean?

The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication

What is a synonym for "foreshowing"?

Common synonyms include: apocalypse, augury, foreboding, forecast, forecasting, foreshadow.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication countable, uncountable
"foreshowings and prophecies"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of foreshow form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology 1

From foreshow + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English forshowyng, forshewyng, foresceuing, foresceawunge, from Old English foresċēawung, equivalent to foreshow + -ing.

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